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You and your team will be hands on helping to pack our mobile supermarket bus full of fresh produce and pantry items, before heading out into the community to distribute food directly to Victorians in need.

• Task description: Packing and unpacking fresh produce and pantry staples, distribution of food items directly to people in need.
• Time: 8am to 2.30pm approx.
• Availability: Our mobile supermarket bus operates on selected days. Please look at our booking calendar.

We can accommodate a minimum of 4 people and maximum of 5 people. The cost of this experience is $1,200 + GST.

Your vital financial contribution will provide the equivalent of 2,400 meals to families who are currently struggling to put a meal on the table.

Bookings can be made via our online booking calendar. Online bookings close 2 weeks prior to the day.

Payment can be made via credit card at the time of booking, and a tax receipt will be issued to you by email with your booking confirmation.

Alternatively, a tax invoice will be sent to you with your booking confirmation with 30-day payment terms. Payment is required via direct deposit.

Corporate Volunteer experiences are considered a service by the ATO and therefore we cannot issue a donation receipt.

Volunteers are crucial to the operations of our mobile supermarket bus. If you are unable to meet your commitments please let us know as early as possible and we will endeavour to find an alternative date.

Late cancellations or failure to attend impacts our operations as we must employ a labour hire team to ensure we continue to provide vital food relief to Victorians in need. Therefore, we appreciate as much notice as possible if you need to cancel your booking.

• A 50% fee is applied to cancellations within 21 days of your volunteer booking

• A 100% fee is applied to cancellations within 14 days of your volunteer booking.

Each organisation can book a maximum of 4 volunteer shifts per year. We reserve the right to update the cancellation policy in the event multiple bookings (above 4) are made.

If your organisation is a Government Department or local community group, you may be eligible for a free volunteer opportunity.

Free volunteering opportunities become available during peak periods or when we receive a high volume of donations. They are ad hoc, and dates become available roughly four weeks in advance.

Please register your interest below if you would like to be contacted when a slot becomes available.

Alternatively, you can select and book a specific date from our corporate bookings calendar noting standard costs will apply.

If you are a school looking to get involved, please visit our website here for more information.

Due to the physical nature of this activity, tasks involve significant amounts of manual handling, including lifting/bending, twisting/turning, repetitive movements and standing for extended periods of time.  Volunteers can expect to lift items at least 10 kilos.  Please consider if this activity is right for you.

We do not allow volunteers to participate if we determine they are unable to perform the tasks safely and do not have alternative activities available on the day.

You will be on your feet for most of the day. We will provide steel toe capped safety boots, a stylish hi-vis vest and gloves to keep you safe.

Wear comfortable clothing suitable for bending and lifting. Bring a warm jacket too as some tasks require being outdoors.

There’s limited space, so please bring as little as possible and keep your valuables in your pockets. There will be space on the bus to store your lunch, water bottle and a small bag.

We don’t have kitchen facilities on site, so please bring lunch that doesn’t require cooling or heating.

Your day will start at 8am from our Brooklyn warehouse, Building G4, 77 Millers Road, Brooklyn, 3012.

See the map here for directions on where to park and how to enter the warehouse safely. Please enter through the pedestrian door and not the roller doors as these are for the trucks.

Your team should arrive by 8am to help pack the bus full of fresh produce and pantry staples.  Your team will then head out to a location in metro Melbourne to help distribute food directly to people in need.

Your team will return to the Brooklyn warehouse and finish up around 2.00-2.30pm depending on traffic.